Peanut butter oatmeal cookies
Cookies and a glass of milk. Simple pleasures of life. With a little adjustment these simple pleasures continue on.
You will need:
1/2 C softened butter or margarine (please see post on "butter" to see why butter is often okay in a dairy-free diet),
1/4 C coconut oil,
2/3 C agave or honey,
2 eggs,
1 tsp vanilla,
3/4 C gluten free flour,
1/4 C tapioca starch,
1/4 tsp xantham gum,
3/4 C Adam's 100% natural peanut butter,
1/2 C unsweetened coconut flakes,
3 cups regular rolled oats.
1/2 C softened butter or margarine (please see post on "butter" to see why butter is often okay in a dairy-free diet),
1/4 C coconut oil,
2/3 C agave or honey,
2 eggs,
1 tsp vanilla,
3/4 C gluten free flour,
1/4 C tapioca starch,
1/4 tsp xantham gum,
3/4 C Adam's 100% natural peanut butter,
1/2 C unsweetened coconut flakes,
3 cups regular rolled oats.
1. Assemble ingredients and preheat oven to 350
2. Cream butter and coconut oil. Add agave, eggs, and vanilla
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3. Add flour, tapioca starch, and xantham gum and mix until well incorporated. Add peanut butter, coconut and oats and blend thoroughly.
4. Spoon rounded spoonfuls of dough onto greased cookie sheet. I like to flatten the tops slightly by spraying the back of a metal spatula with cooking spray and lightly pressing down on each cookie.
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5. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
6. Enjoy with a glass of dairy free milk. Almond Breeze and Silk both make great almond coconut milk. Remember that gluten free baked goods go stale quickly so enjoy them while they're hot and store leftovers in the freezer.
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If you want a low fat version we can do that too. Replace 1/2 C butter and 1/4 C coconut oil with 1/2 C applesauce + 2 Tbs butter + 2 Tbs coconut oil. You can also replace the peanut butter with 1 cup of walnuts (or raw almonds soaked overnight and then drained) crushed in a food processor or seed grinder until they have a paste-like consistency.
If you are "low sugar" rather than "zero sugar" you can add a cup of chocolate chips. Sugar free chocolate chips are available for purchase, but I think artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Just a thought.
If you are "low sugar" rather than "zero sugar" you can add a cup of chocolate chips. Sugar free chocolate chips are available for purchase, but I think artificial sweeteners are worse than sugar. Just a thought.